NYSUT is more than 600,000 people who work in, or are retired from, New York's schools, colleges, and healthcare facilities. We are classroom teachers, college and university faculty and professional staff, school bus drivers, custodians, secretaries, cafeteria workers, teacher assistants and aides, nurses and healthcare technicians. NYSUT is a federation of more than 1,200 local unions, each representing its own members. We are affiliated with the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) and the National Education Association (NEA). We are also part of organized labor - the AFL-CIO - and of Education International, with more than 20 million members world wide. We range in size from tiny locals of fewer than 10 members to the United Federation of Teachers, which represents more than 140,000 teachers and other school employees in New York City. We are dedicated to improving not only our working conditions, but also our professions. We're united in a common commitment to improve the quality of education and healthcare for the people of New York.

The American Mathematical Society is dedicated to advancing research and connecting the diverse global mathematical community through our publications, meetings and conferences, MathSciNet, professional services, advocacy, and awareness programs. The Society has nearly 30,000 individual members and 570 institutional members in the United States and around the world. Programs and services for AMS members and the mathematical community include professional programs such as meetings and conferences, surveys, employment services; publications including Mathematical Reviews (a database of over 3.3 million items covering 78 years of mathematics literature), journals, and over 3,000 books in print; support for Young Scholars Programs and the Mathematical Moments program of the Public Awareness Office; resources such as MR Lookup for researchers and authors; and a Washington office that connects the mathematical community with the broader scientific community and with decision makers who determine science funding. The AMS headquarters is located in Providence, Rhode Island, and the Society has offices also in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and Washington D.C. See the AMS Group on LinkedIn to follow and contribute to Discussions, at http://www.linkedin.com/groups?mostPopular=&gid=158723.

Jobs for the Future (JFF) drives transformation of the American workforce and education systems to achieve equitable economic advancement for all.

Fund for the Public Interest is a national, non-profit organization that runs campaigns for America’s leading environmental and public interest organizations. We launched the Fund in 1982 to help find ways to engage people on the most pressing problems of our day and turn that support into solutions. And now we run the nation’s largest and most effective canvassing and telephone membership operation. Our canvassers and callers talk to people one-on-one and through those interactions help make thousands, sometimes millions of people’s voices heard, through petitions, emails, small donations and meetings. That’s people power, and that’s what it takes to make a difference for the environment, for our democracy, and more.

Peace Care is a not for profit organization sponsored by the Sisters of St. Joseph of Peace, where we strive to provide high-quality faith-based care to the members of our Jersey City community. Our two facilities, Peace Care St. Ann’s and Peace Care St. Joseph’s, have over 200 years’ combined experience in providing excellent long-term and short-term services for all our residents, including outpatient physical, occupational, and speech therapies, adult day care, and residential care for the aged. We will always make sure that our identity expresses the breadth and depth of what and how we serve our communities, and that we continue to succeed in today’s dynamic healthcare environment.

Founded in 1975, Mystic Valley Elder Services is a non-profit agency that provides essential home- and community-based care and resources to more than 20,000 elders, adults living with disabilities, and caregivers annually living in 11 communities north of Boston and beyond. Services include coordination of home care support, transportation, Meals on Wheels, and information and advice. Our Mission Mystic Valley Elder Services’ mission is to support the right of older adults and adults living with disabilities to live independently and with dignity in a setting of their own choice, by providing information, advice, and access to quality resources and services. Our Core Values Empowering people by providing quality choices Offering professional, compassionate care Encouraging excellence and innovation Recruiting, supporting, and retaining the best staff and volunteers Embracing diversity and inclusion Fostering collaborations with consumers, professionals, and organizations Expecting individual responsibility within a team environment Communities served: Chelsea Everett Malden Medford Melrose North Reading Reading Revere Stoneham Wakefield Winthrop

Founded in 1972, Way Finders builds and advocates for a thriving and equitable region by improving the stability and economic mobility of families and individuals, together with developing and managing a wide range of housing to support strong communities. The largest nonprofit housing provider in Western Massachusetts, Way Finders provides housing counseling, financial education, employment training, affordable housing development and management, rental assistance, homelessness prevention services, neighborhood revitalization, and community building.

Fox Hill Village offers quality, comfort, and luxury retirement along with outstanding service and amenities. Founded by a partnership including Massachusetts General Hospital, Fox Hill Village was carefully planned as a secure and engaging retirement community of neighbors. Our distinctive building features 340 resident-owned apartments that surround a village commons. Our residents come from many backgrounds and lead a comfortable lifestyle that is enhanced by a broad array of activities designed to satisfy diverse interests. Fox Hill also offers unique economic value due to its cooperative structure. Our community provides you the financial benefit of home ownership and a strong voice in community affairs within a retirement atmosphere that is charming, full of life, and worry free. Fox Hill Village is designed for people who want to live well and share an outstanding life together in a perfect New England village.

One of the oldest organizations of its kind in the country, CPA was founded nearly 150 years ago to champion criminal justice reform and advocate for preserving the dignity of those in and out of prison. Through our programs that include reentry and housing, youth initiatives, a nationally-recognized Prison Arts Program, and holistic alternatives to incarceration, we provide the long-term impact that positively transforms individuals and society at large. Annually serving nearly 7,000 individuals throughout Connecticut, our work is possible due to partnerships with and support from individuals, government, private funders, organizations, and businesses. Join us in our belief that people can change.

Our Mission Harc provides support for a lifetime to individuals with intellectual and related disabilities and their families so they may enjoy lives of quality, inclusion, and dignity. About Us Harc was founded in 1951 by the visionary parents of children with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) who knew that their children had worth and were of value to society. They became fierce advocates fighting against exclusion, isolation, discrimination, lack of opportunity, unemployment, and low expectations. Their grassroots efforts forged lasting partnerships with generous individuals, foundations, corporations, and community leaders to raise the funding and awareness necessary to create life-changing programs. Harc’s guiding principle is to ensure that people with intellectual disabilities enjoy lives of quality, inclusion, and dignity. We do this through advocacy efforts and by providing community-based services that guide the people we support along the path toward building great lives, and leading lives of inclusion and meaning. Harc’s services begin at birth and continue throughout the lifespan, with a range of supportive, enrichment, employment, and residential supports throughout Greater Hartford.

Rogerson Communities was founded in 1860 in Boston as the “Home for Aged Men,” the first privately supported home in the area for “respectable aged and indigent men.” Since 1978, Rogerson Communities has evolved from a single retirement home for older men to a network of innovative, accessible, affordable housing and services for elders, persons with disabilities, and the working poor in the Greater Boston area. Breaking new ground and turning innovative ideas into housing and programs that truly respond to the needs of Boston’s most vulnerable, elderly residents are aspects key to Rogerson’s success. Rogerson opened one of this country’s first adult day health programs for elders in 1978, now expanded to become the Rogerson Roslindale Adult Day Health Program. Rogerson was also one of the first elderly housing providers to hire social service coordinators for residents and one of the first to encourage elders to keep pets in their homes. The agency’s leadership role in meeting the needs of older adults is exemplified most recently by the introduction of a pioneering exercise and strength-training program specifically designed for elders, Rogerson Fitness First, at the Rogerson Roslindale Adult Day Health Program as well as a number of other Rogerson facilities.

We believe in a vibrant and evolving Jewish community where everyone belongs. By building meaningful and lasting relationships, welcoming a growing and increasingly diverse set of individuals and families, and supporting unique identities rooted in Jewish values and Jewish life, our community thrives.